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09-04-2018, 03:05 PM | #51 | ||
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09-04-2018, 03:07 PM | #52 | ||
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09-04-2018, 03:10 PM | #53 | ||
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So not only are we stopping and searching people, we're detaining them for however long it takes for another officer to show up? With complete disregard for the fact that they might actually have somewhere they need to be? What if they need to catch a bus or a train, or are on their way to work?
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09-04-2018, 03:21 PM | #55 | |||
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Well yes if that is what work, pouring police onto the streets with no powers is pretty useless to me anyway If you lived in a problem area I think you would be delighted to see people being stopped and searched.
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09-04-2018, 03:33 PM | #56 | ||
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09-04-2018, 03:42 PM | #57 | ||
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09-04-2018, 03:47 PM | #58 | |||
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Have you ever been pulled over by the police in the past to check you have insurance or are not over the limit? Are you giving up your liberties when that happens?
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'put a bit of lippy on and run a brush through your hair, we are alcoholics, not savages' Last edited by Cherie; 09-04-2018 at 03:48 PM. |
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09-04-2018, 04:02 PM | #59 | ||
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09-04-2018, 04:07 PM | #60 | ||
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To be clear, I have no issue with people being searched if there is a REASON to suspect they're carrying a concealed weapon... Like a visible handle, a bulge in the clothing, pulling clothing down when they see the police, or a report that someone is carrying, etc. - all of those I would say are directly comparable to being pulled over by traffic police.
What I would never be OK with is "random" searches where people could literally be walking to the shops minding their own business and be stopped. It's also VERY unlikely that there wouldn't be an element of racial / socioeconomic profiling going on there. They're not going to stop a guy in a Ł1000 suit and ask to look through his briefcase, are they. So it's not really "random" at all... If you're stopped, it's someone saying "sorry but you look like a potential criminal to me" - and that's the sort of thing that makes people feel outcast, and makes them more likely to seek belonging outside of "normal society". For example, in a gang. |
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09-04-2018, 04:21 PM | #61 | |||
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Before cameras became the norm, they pulled you over, the last time we were in Ireland there was a Garda checkpoint, in Spain you will often find the Guardia Civil stopping traffic and randomly checking things, I don't this it is a bad thing, as it acts as prevention, if you think you might be stopped and searched I think you would be less likely to wander around with a kitchen knife in your pocket, that is my view anyway
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09-04-2018, 04:25 PM | #62 | ||
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Well yes, you'd be less likely to do a lot of things if you feel like you're constantly being watched and controlled. That's the whole concept of "1984", after all.
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09-04-2018, 04:32 PM | #63 | |||
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09-04-2018, 04:43 PM | #64 | |||
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So what is your solution to the problem right now, apart from everyone upping sticks and moving out of their communities which was your solution to the problem on Saturday
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09-04-2018, 04:46 PM | #65 | |||
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09-04-2018, 04:54 PM | #66 | |||
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as for 1984 when you signed up to social media you ticked that box.
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09-04-2018, 04:57 PM | #67 | |||
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It's legal to carry those things here, but I wouldn't agree to it here if it were illegal when citizens have the ability to arm themselves... but if they are in an area where those people are heavily dependent on the police for their personal safety, then yes, I think citizens should considering allowing it.. and maybe an argument could be made that it would even be a civil obligation in order to get the issue under control... but I personally would not be thrilled with that policy. It puts officers in additional danger when those stops go sideways and it also puts regular citizens through additional duress for the sake of improving community safety... I don't think it would be a deterrent. It wouldn't be often enough with the amount of staff that most agencies keep. I just think it's just leading to things like more corruption in the police, and an expanded state and loss of public trust... all which may lead to more crime anyway, or at least additional problems that may even offset the gains. It may not even make people feel less safe, for a number of reasons, but also because of the increased police presence...
It's like when we go to the airport in the US and they have additional security. There will be soldiers in uniform who are fully armed. Sure, it makes us feel safer in that... well these guys got my back... but then we are also more conscious when we walk into areas where they are not at... so it is a constant reminder in some ways. |
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09-04-2018, 05:31 PM | #68 | ||
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People didn’t die to potentially allow people to walk around carrying knives and guns unchallenged. If some groups are more likely to carry it makes sense they would be more likely to be searched. The innocent have nothing to fear.
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09-04-2018, 06:17 PM | #69 | |||
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09-04-2018, 06:23 PM | #71 | |||
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09-04-2018, 06:36 PM | #72 | |||
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09-04-2018, 06:44 PM | #73 | |||
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I could have just written the quote and took credit for it I guess; would that have made you feel better? Have I made a mistake, and this thread isn't really about volunteering away our privacy and civil liberties for the idealised solution to knife crime?
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09-04-2018, 06:56 PM | #74 | |||
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09-04-2018, 07:10 PM | #75 | |||
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